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Sons and daughters I hope you all haven't forgotten that it is Mothering Sunday this weekend! Indeed, it has come around early this year with the 14th of March being the date to mark in your diaries. To be honest up until a few weeks ago the day had slipped my mind completely (sorry Mum!), but thankfully a timely reminder and some samples later from the guys at Hotel Chocolat and I now look like son of the year as I gave my gifts a few weeks early :D score! One of the box of chocolates my Mum was treated to this year were these Hotel Chocolat Rose & Violet Cremes which came billed as 'fondant centres with natural essence of rose & violet in dark chocolate shells.'
I guess it is a bit cheeky that I have managed to review something I have gifted but given that there were twenty pieces (net weight 200.0g) there were plenty to go around. As you can see above the style of packaging was pretty similar to a lot of other Hotel Chocolat products I have reviewed in the past, and it was once again agreed all round that the glossy outer box and several layers of inner padding created a sense of sophistication and premiumness. As good as the outer packaging was the chocolates also managed to catch the eye, with the whiteness of the inner fondant really sparkling against the dark coloured chocolate.
Moving on to more important matters it would be no understatement saying that these Rose & Violet Cremes really divided opinion and this all started with the smell chocolates. Had this been a blindfold test I would have struggled to tell you these were chocolates at all as the flowery, sweet smells these emanated would have thrown me straight off course. On one hand I will admit that these aromas were indicative of the taste, though I personally didn't find them appealing in the slightest. For me the excellence of the outer chocolate was upset by the rose and violet fondants which completely dominated things as soon as they were encountered. Conversely (and luckily!!) my Mother loved how they smelt and tasted, and said that both filled her with warm nostalgic feelings of sweets that she used to have as a child. Out of the two I thought the flowery taste of the rose fondant was superior to the perfume like taste of the violet centres, but my Mum said both were as good as each other. After revealing that they weren't to my taste I was quickly banished from wasting anymore ... she liked them so much I had to sneak some from the box for the photos :D
Overall it was hard scoring these today because if was up to me I would probably have given them a 3 for both taste and smell, yet my Mum said I should give them a 10 ... 7 it is then!! I think it is very much a case of either understanding or expecting the taste, or simply just not (like me!!) Looking at the back of the box this probably shouldn't come as any surprise given that Hotel Chocolat proclaim that these are a 'British recipe that dates back to the early 1900s'. On reflection I guess they are pitched at a very targeted audience that isn't anywhere near myself. If my parents are anything to go by Hotel Chocolat did a very good job as they absolutely loved them, and said they would to have them again in the future. What I am being very careful trying to say here is that these Hotel Chocolat Rose & Violet Creme are probably more for a 'mature' consumer than they are for a young guy like myself, and if it is on that basis that these get scored on it looks like they are a very good product. If you are struggling to think of a gift for Mothers Day this year then I think these are good option for you to consider ... just don't be gifting them to me anytime soon thanks :D
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Just as Scott started to show us around, someone showed up needing keys. Scott excused himself, told all the students to take a look around, and that he'd be back shortly. The students were fascinated, and of course, several of the guys wanted to climb the rope they'd spied hanging from the ceiling. As soon as Scott returned, he challenged them to try to climb, but with a caveat—they could only use their arms. One by one, he sprayed their hands to prevent blisters, and the guys took the challenge, hooked in by the offer to take home one of the penguins. None succeeded. Then Scott coated his own hands, and managed to scale the rope in under 10 seconds, and shimmied right back down. Points for him in the students eyes!
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Once upon a time, there was a place in my community we called "Malfunction Junction."
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Placer County's Department of Child Support Services is hosting a monthly "Open House" seminar to provide information to residents interested in learning more about the services it provides. This month's seminar will be held Tuesday, May 21, 2013 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 1000 Sunset Blvd., Suite 200, Rocklin.
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Elsewhere, the sense of time is uncertain. Tweaks to the script and props suggest a touch of updating. But why no reference to computers and Internet learning?
Contrivances are more obvious in Russell's carefully heartwarming "Shirley Valentine."
Forty-two-year-old housewife Shirley recounts how she was persuaded to leave her husband for a Greek holiday, where she discovers sex and her sense of self.
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FARMINGTON — A Davis County sheriff's deputy resigned after two sexual harassment investigations and a jail lieutenant stepped down amid allegations that he bullied and harassed staff members, disciplinary records show.
The newly disclosed personnel records, obtained with a public records request by the Standard-Examiner, follow revelations earlier this spring that five other deputies participated in or failed to stop a spree of sexual harassment by a "creeper trio" of deputies.
RELATED: 5 Davis sheriff's deputies disciplined after sexual harassment of jail workers
Two new reports detail findings against former Deputy Jeremy Varela. County Human Resources Department investigations in 2016 and 2017 determined that Valera sexually harassed another law enforcement officer's wife after she broke off an affair with him, and that he harassed a female colleague after she kicked him out of the home they had been sharing.
In a separate investigation, Human Resources found that former Corrections Lt. Ken Hammon violated county policies prohibiting violence in the workplace and harassment as well as guidelines regulating discipline and standards of conduct.
Sheriff Todd Richardson issued a statement Friday complaining that news reports in recent months "have flooded the community suggesting a disregard for the welfare and safety of employees within the Davis County Sheriff's Office."
He said his office's 365 merit and part-time employees regularly receive thorough training about sexual harassment and harassment. He said they have clear direction on how such incidents should be handled.
"In no way am I dismissive or lessening the misconduct of these few who violated Office and County policy," Richardson's statement said. "I realize and take full responsibility of the mishandling of the situations as it occurred during my tenure."
Richardson, first elected in 2010, chose not to run again this year and will leave office in January.
Valera was conducting a police dog officer training class in September 2016 when he met a woman who had accompanied her husband to the class, according to the human resources investigation. Valera and the woman soon after began a sexual relationship.
The woman told investigators that during the affair, October through late November, they had sex at Valera's residence while he was on duty and he once took her with him on a call to Antelope Island.
She ended the affair on Thanksgiving, but she said he continued to text and phone her.
When interviewed by Human Resources, Valera denied having sex on duty, but he "acknowledged he sometimes returned to his residence while on duty and alleges others in the DC Sheriff's Office do the same thing."
In January 2017, a deputy with whom Valera lived while they had a romantic relationship in 2015 and through August 2016 filed a sexual harassment complaint against him.
The woman told investigators she put his belongings on the driveway in August 2016 because he had been mistreating her and cheating on her.
Human Resources records said she filed a police report with the Weber County Sheriff's Office on Aug. 29, 2016, alleging he had been harassing her since the breakup. A supplemental report by Weber County Sheriff's deputies in September 2016 said Valera called or texted the woman 200 times.
Human Resources investigators said they scheduled an interview with Valera for Jan. 19, 2017, but he resigned from the sheriff's office an hour before.
In Hammon's case, a corrections division clerk filed a complaint against him on Aug. 11, 2017, accusing him of harassment and violence.
The complaint stemmed from a July 1, 2017, incident in the jail's medical bay. She said Hammon "told a story about an older woman who had been raped and began to talk about women being attacked by men."
Hammon told her to "never end up on her stomach" if a man was trying to rape her and encouraged her to "grab, twist and pull his testicles."
Then Hammon told her to hold still and he struck her on the right side of her chest so hard that it "knocked the air out of her and mucous out of her nose."
The clerk told investigators she is an epileptic and has a nerve stimulation device implanted in her chest. She "got a migraine instantly" and a jail nurse gave her ibuprofen and an ice pack.
During his interview with Human Resources, Hammon said he did not know the clerk had a medical condition. He said he was merely teaching self-defense moves, as he does with other jail staff.
"It's very important for women to have an understanding of self-defense," Hammon said, adding that grabbing testicles "is a proven technique women should know."
The lieutenant said the blow to the clerk's chest was "so benign" and "it had been demonstrated on hundreds of people."
One corrections employee told investigators Hammon "gets excited and enjoys teaching self-defense. In the process of teaching, he might have hurt somebody, but not intentionally."
Some other employees said Hammon sometimes hit subordinates as punishment for mistakes.
Another employee said Hammon used a "brachial stun" strike on him without permission
Added another witness, "Employees in Corrections would not file a complaint about this conduct because Hammon will look for a way to retaliate. He'll rip you a new one — with write-ups, poor evaluations, denying leave requests, assigning poor schedules, denying special assignments or training."
The employee said Hammon "also might not address a legitimate performance or conduct issue and protect an individual if that person was "under his wing."
"He tries to bully people and tries to make people afraid of him — he thinks he has 'dirt on everyone,'" the employee added.
Hammon denied the bullying allegations, saying, "I have no idea what you are talking about."
Also, he said, "I don't retaliate. That's a lie."
Investigators concluded that Hammon "has demonstrated an ongoing pattern of conduct of striking employees inappropriately and calling it training."
Human Resources Director Debra Alexander said Hammon was placed on paid administrative leave during the investigation
"The majority of those allegations were substantiated," Alexander said. "Pursuant to his due process requirements, the department was considering termination but Hammon resigned."
Hammon was the supervisor of three male deputies who, according to a recent investigation, were known by jail employees as "team sexual harassment," the "sexual harassment trio" or "the creeper crew."
One of the three resigned and two others were put on paid leave for two and five days, respectively. The chief deputy sheriff and a jail captain were demoted.
Richardson said in his prepared statement that he has appointed new senior supervisors with additional training in prevention of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.
"These harassing behaviors will not be tolerated by me, my staff, or any other employee," he said.
"I am deeply saddened by the actions of these employees, and offer my sincere apology to the public and the rest of the employees (of) the Davis County Sheriff's Office."
He said Davis deputies "accomplish amazing work each and every day which often goes unnoticed."
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Those who broke into the Taylor County Fairgrounds and stole more than $10,000 worth of equipment committed a crime against the entire community.
There's a feeling of violation that accompanies such a theft. So many of those who attend the fair each year are children, and crimes against children are especially vile.
Although summer won't officially be over until Sept. 23, the summer break is drawing to a close as area school children head back to the classroom next week.
While teachers and school districts are held accountable by the state for ensuring that students learn what they're supposed to, it's up to parents to see that their children get to school on time each day, do their homework and study for tests.
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There is no doubt that economic development is important for Campbellsville and Taylor County. We all want our community to flourish.
We aren't really sure how the most recent disagreement as to the funding and purpose of the Campbellsville/Taylor County Economic Development Authority came about, but it does bring up some important questions.
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John, 34, has looked forward to this day for a long time - 11 years and 4 months, to be exact. When John was 22, he got into some trouble and made poor decisions. A bad couple of years ended in an arrest, a conviction and a prison sentence.
We don't make a habit of tooting our own horn, but every now and then we feel it's important to remind readers of all that their community newspaper offers for free - something that no one else in town can.
In addition to in-depth news and events coverage in each issue, we also enjoy publishing reader-submitted news. With our small staff, we recognize that we can't be everywhere all the time, so we count on our readers to submit news.
What can you submit for free?
From fireworks to floats, food to entertainment and shopping to crafts, this year's Fourth of July celebration has something everyone can enjoy. And, the best part of it all, the majority of it is free.
The Campbellsville/Taylor County Fourth of July celebration offers family-oriented events to help all residents celebrate independence in style.
Be sure to take the children to the Family Fun Zone for some free games and activities.
Social media can be a useful - and even helpful - way to easily connect with friends and family members. At the same time, however, it can also cause unpleasant problems and even danger.
It's important for parents to monitor their children's use of social media - and computer usage in general. There are many dangers in our world today, and more and more are originating from the Internet.
Just a couple of weeks ago, there was an arrest in Campbellsville resulting from alleged improper interaction between an adult and a 15-year-old on Facebook.
Imagine you resigned from your job in the private sector after making a few less-than-savory choices. Would you expect to benefit from your employer's pension plan?
Certainly not. So, why should former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner be entitled to an estimated $1.28 million pension after resigning his post amid a sexting scandal?
Fireworks fans no longer need to travel to Tennessee or another state to buy fireworks. We can purchase them right here in Taylor County.
A new amendment to state law allows us to have fireworks that shoot into the air. While we have an opportunity for more fun, we also have the responsibility for safety.
Adults should set a good example for the younger generation when enjoying the sight and sounds of fireworks. Be sure to light fireworks in a safe area, away from buildings and animals.
It was no less meaningful with a smaller crowd. And the money raised was certainly nothing to sneeze at. But we were definitely dismayed at the low turnout for this year's Relay for Life.
Most everyone, at some point in their life, will be touched by cancer, whether it is one's self, a family member or a friend. That's why the search for a cure is so desperately important.
As Congress crafts a budget that addresses our nation's long-term fiscal challenges, the Kentucky Association of Food Banks and our network partners - 1,068 food pantries, meal sites, shelters, senior centers and after-school programs - are urging our elected officials to safeguard nutrition assistance and other safety net programs.
Firefighters with the Campbellsville and Taylor County fire departments will begin collecting for the Crusade for Children fundraising campaign tomorrow.
Unlike years past, there will be no door-to-door collections, only roadblocks set up at major intersections throughout town.
This means we all need to drive a little slower and more carefully than usual.
It also means we should search our hearts (and our pockets) and give what we can to this worthwhile charity.
Friday marks the official end of childhood for Campbellsville and Taylor County high school seniors. Adulthood is now directly in front of them.
Graduates have important decisions to make - whether to continue their education or head straight into the job market. Then there's marriage, family and other important life choices. No matter the path they choose, we wish all of them the very best of luck.
The CHS ceremony is at 6:30 and the TCHS ceremony at 7:30.
Memorial Day is a time set aside to specifically honor the memory of those who have died in our nation's service.
It is because of their sacrifices on our behalf that we live in freedom today, so it's only fitting that there be a day set aside especially for honoring them.
Pope John Paul II once said, "War should belong to the tragic past, to history: it should find no place on humanity's agenda for the future." However, as long as there is evil in the world, the right will fight against it.
After more than three months of back-and-forth discussion, the issue of funding Rescue and E-911 has finally been decided for the next four years.
Monday's joint meeting of Campbellsville City Council and Taylor Fiscal Court provided several proposals to settle how these services could be funded.
After two and a half hours of discussion, however, the decision to simply divide the shortfalls of the two entities evenly between the city and county seemed to be the most fair and equitable solution.
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Well, your friends with their fancy persuasions
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme,
But I can't help but have my suspicions
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem.
And you said you were never intendin'
To break up our scene in this way,
But there ain't any use in pretendin',
The rhetoric continues ... or does it? There have been a multitude of discussions at City Council and Fiscal Court meetings over the past two months regarding the responsibility of providing E-911 and Rescue service.
Readers were asked ... What are your thoughts on the President's news about terrorist Osama bin Laden's death?
You said ...
"Missed the television speech by the President ... but best 'news' I've heard in a long time!"
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Mother's Day comes but once a year. But, honestly, it should be celebrated every day of the year.
We all have mothers ... either by birth or in someone we look to as a mother figure. They are the women who comfort us when we need comforting, encourage us when we need encouragement, who teach us right from wrong, who love us even when we feel we have failed them.
And Sunday is their day.
What did you first think when you heard the news about Osama bin Laden's death?
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Doctoral students get involved in research by participating in workgroups led by social-organizational psychology faculty. Students are required to participate in at least one workgroup per semester for a minimum of eight semesters overall. Participation in at least two different workgroups is required over the course of the program.
In workgroups, doctoral students participate in all phases of the research process, including the design and conduct of research. Many times, this participation leads to presentations at professional conferences or publications in journals and books with faculty.
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The goal of the Penn State Lunar Lion team is to land a robotic spacecraft on the moon, where it will return high-resolution images, video footage, and scientific data.
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The thing about issuing a threat is that carrying it out can be ugly business. Such is the case with the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts that will be triggered Friday should Congress and President Barack Obama continue their impasse on budget negotiations. Aside from being a big word flavored with political finger-pointing and grandstanding, sequestration has very real implications for each state and its residents and Colorado is no exception.
The state stands to face $85 million in automatic cuts that will be spread across education, military readiness, clean-air, water and wildlife protection, public health, law enforcement and other programs. As is to be expected with universal cuts, the impacts of decreased federal funding will be felt far and wide by Coloradans. It is not surprising, but it serves to bring home the Washington, D.C.-based rhetoric of blame and record of inaction in a painful way.
The dollars boil down to very real jobs and essential services. Under sequestration, an $8.4 million reduction in federal funding would translate to about 120 primary and secondary teacher and aide positions threatened, as well as funding for 40 schools and 12,000 students. Teachers and staff members who help children with disabilities would lose $8.1 million in funding, 700 Colorado children would lose Head Start services, and college students would have fewer work-study options available. Those diminished programs will have far-reaching implications on educational outcomes, to say nothing of the jobs they currently provide.
Military readiness takes the biggest hit in Colorado under sequestration, primarily through decreased spending for Army and Air Force operations in the state which would lose $57 million and $8 million, respectively. About 12,000 civilian Department of Defense employees in Colorado would be out of work as well. In a state with more than 2.5 million people employed, those are not staggering numbers, but they are not insignificant. The lost jobs would mean a payroll reduction of $68.5 million a total that would reverberate throughout the states economy in decreased spending.
Reduced federal funding for clean-air and water programs, as well as such important public-health functions as disaster and infectious-disease response and substance-abuse prevention and treatment, could have profound effects on individuals lives and those of their families. The same is true for law-enforcement programs that support crime victims, prevention and prosecution and other public-safety initiatives.
The conversation around sequestration has disproportionately centered around whose bad idea the concept was and who is to blame for not fixing the problem as the Feb. 28 deadline looms ever closer. Absent from this discussion is a path to fixing it a gap that is glaringly apparent to governors from both political parties across the nation. As the numbers show, these leaders will have some significant holes to fill come Friday. The governors and their constituents are right to demand better from the lawmakers in Washington, D.C., who set the stage for this latest avoidable mishap. What remains unclear is whether those in Congress or the White House will answer that call before the threat they made comes due. The mess they made is theirs, but we will all suffer for it.


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The heating value of producer gas varies from 4.5 to 6 MJ/m 3 depending upon the quantity of it´s constituents. Carbon monoxide is produced from the reduction of carbon dioxide and it´s quantity varies from 15 to 30 % by volume basis . Although carbon monoxide possses higher octane number of 106, it´s ignition speed is low. This gas is toxic in nature. Hence, human operator need to be careful while handling the gas .
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Sell-side analysts often undertake stock analysis to give their opinions of whether they believe that shares should be bought, sold, or held. Using ratings provided by analysts to Zacks Research, we can see that the current average broker rating on shares of Camping World Holdings Inc. (:CWH) is currently 1. This consensus rating uses a number scale from 1 to 5. A low number between 1 and 2 indicates a Buy or Strong Buy. A 3 rating would represent a Hold, while a 4 or 5 indicates a Sell rating. After a recent check, we can see that 9 sell-side analysts have rated the stock a Strong Buy or Buy, based analysts polled by Zacks Research.
As we move deeper into earnings season, investors may be trying to figure out how to best position the portfolio for the rest of the calendar year. Maybe things haven't gone as well as planned in the first half of the year, and a few tweaks need to be made to bolster profits in the second half. Closely watching the earnings reports may be a good way to see what companies are getting things right, and what companies have some work to do. Many investors will take notice if a company posts a much larger earnings beat or miss than expected. Not only will the stock most likely become a bit more volatile, but overall interest may be heightened as investors try to piece together the puzzle and figure out why there was such a discrepancy between estimates and actuals. Once the dust settles and the picture becomes a little clearer, investors may be able to properly rotate in or out of a certain name or sector. Finding stocks that look good on paper but have fallen out of favor with certain investors may be a good place to start doing some further number crunching. Locating those overlooked sectors with growth potential might be a good way to uncover those stocks that are ready to make a run.
Sell-side Wall Street analysts will commonly offer stock price target estimates. Many investors pay close attention to where the analysts project the stock moving in the future. After a recent scan, we can see that analysts polled by Zacks Research have set a consensus price target of $47.11 on shares of Camping World Holdings Inc. (:CWH). Price target estimates can be calculated using various methods, and they may be quite different depending on the individual analyst. A fully researched analyst report will generally provide detailed reasoning for a specific target price prediction. Some investors may track analyst targets very closely and use the information to complement their own stock research.
Taking a quick look at the current quarter EPS consensus estimate for Camping World Holdings Inc. (:CWH), we can see that the most recent level is sitting at 0.23. This EPS projection uses 6 Sell-Side analysts polled by Zacks Research. For the previous reported quarter, the company posted a quarterly EPS of 0.77. Covering analysts have the tough job of following companies and offering future estimates. These estimates are often closely followed on the Street, and earnings beats or misses revolve around these projections. Sometimes these predictions are extremely close to the actual reported number, and other times they may be way off. When a company posts actual earnings numbers, the surprise factor can lead to sudden stock price fluctuations. If a company meets and beats estimates and posts a positive earnings surprise, the stock may see a near-term bump. On the other end, a negative surprise may send the stock in the opposite direction. Many investors will choose to trade with caution around earnings releases and wait to make a move until after the major activity has subsided.
Zooming in on recent stock price action for Camping World Holdings Inc. (:CWH), we note that shares are trading near the 43.6 level. Investors will often follow stock price levels in relation to the 52-week high and low levels. The 52-week high is presently 44.35, and the 52-week low is sitting at 25.23. When a stock price is getting close to either the 52-week high or 52-week low, investors may track activity to watch for a move past the established mark. Over the last 12 weeks, shares have seen a change of 18.64%. Heading further back to the start of the year, we note that shares have seen a change of 33.78%. Focusing in closer to the last 4 weeks, shares have seen a change of 7.65%. Over the past five trading days, the stock has changed 2.59%.


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While snow and ice overtook Grant County, several businesses in Grant County stayed open to assist the community.
In Mason, Bruce's Grocery stayed open to help customers buy items close to home and provide products when their power went out.
"Some items we sold quite a few more of and some we ran out quick on. A lot of kerosene heaters and anything pertaining to heat without electric. A lot of customers saw their neighbor go by and would tell them they would like something dropped off on their way back home," said Lee Bruce, co-owner of Bruce's.
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Ross Gelbspan | June 12, 2009
By Ross Gelbspan • Friday, June 12, 2009 - 13:39
"As Australian companies prepare to trade emissions, climate criminals are cashing in on similar schemes overseas. Interpol has warned companies to beware of bogus 'carbon credits' that fail to lower emissions. One Interpol agent said the carbon market would be irresistible to criminal gangs. 'In future, if you are running a factory and you desperately need credits to offset your emissions, there will be someone who can make that happen,' he said. 'Absolutely, organized crime will be involved.' "
We Already Knew That: It Comes With Cap-and-Trade
We already knew that cap-and-trade was more prone to fraud than other system. Check out the "Cap-and-Trade vs Cap-and-Restructure" link at Exploring New Solutions for Global Warming and the Environment.
There no point hoping that it will not happen. We just need a better system and the website above does propose one.
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You got this one right... we learned it from RCRA etc.
Right on target!
(Hi Ross, from Anne Polansky at CSW with Piltz…)
We've already seen the phenomenon in action, over and over.
The best recent example was the passage of RCRA, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, preventing the dumping of haz waste in landfills and setting engineering requirements for haz waste repositories (double liners, caps, monitoring systems, etc etc etc..) and right after the law was passed, a new mafia industry was born. Trash disposal suddenly had cache, and cash associated with it.
So, it's important to be very careful what markets you create and what the "unintended consequences" are of market interventions, which this is.
I'm fairly certain the W-M cap-n-traders haven't give this aspect much thought. But, they should. And there should be some built-in safeguards against abuse. Else… climate chaos will take on a whole new meaning…
(by the way, we live-blogged yesterday on the release of the major impacts report, http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/6/16/125221/600?new=true)
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I really wonder about the role that Canadian environmental leaders have played in supporting this bogus market. It is sad, really. It is not hard to get this right. All we have to do is create a GHG inventory registry and rule that no person can offer a carbon credit for sale (in voluntary or compliance markets) unless it originates and is properly accounted for in a registered, published and regularly updated GHG inventory. Carbon credit offerings from proponents who do not update their inventories should be delisted. We don't actually need "caps" to make this market real. We need published inventories. And putting "caps" in place but failing to publish inventories or link the new derivative instruments to those inventories is a total waste of time and cash.
Private companies do not have to publish financial reports. But if a private company wants to offer shares to the public, they must regularly publish financial reports. It should be exactly the same for carbon credits. If a person/company wants to offer carbon derivatives to the public for sale, they should be obliged to publish an inventory. They also must be obliged to account for their credit sales. When I purchase a GHG credit from an entity, that entity has to add 1 TCO2e to its inventory report. Without this standard double-entry book-keeping practice–where each credit has a balancing debit entry (which practice does not yet exist in the Kyoto market)–the global carbon market is nothing but hot air.
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Follow Friday - The Ties That Bind
I'm sure others may have already done a Follow Friday on this blog but even if it has been done Terri could not be spotlighted enough! She is a gifted writer who keeps you coming back to read more of her family stories. She is great at photo restoration. Terri recently suffered the tragic loss of her husband and best friend. She started another blog, The Next Chapter-Page 2010 to share the stories of her loss and tributes to her husband. Terri is an inspiration! Please check out Terri's blogs.
Terri you remain in my prayers! Stay strong.
3 comments:
- Terri said...
Oh my gosh Harriet - thank you so much for you kind words! I'm pleased that you enjoy my blog, I never thought I would enjoy something as much as I have blogging - and the incredible people I have met through the experience. Your prayers are most appreciated - God reaches out to me every day and guides me through the dark and into the light of his love.
Again thank you for featuring The Ties That Bind on your blog Genealogy Fun.
- February 19, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- Betsy from Tennessee said...
I cannot ever imagine losing George... BUT life does happen to all of us, in one way or the other. We all deal with it in many different ways. Apparently Terri is doing a great job of using her blogging to help her deal with this huge change in her life. I'm just not sure what I would do.
I will keep Terri and her family in my prayers.
- February 19, 2010 at 2:50 PM
- lindalee said...
Terri's blog is so worthy of your kudos and I echo your sentiments.
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The 2010 Ford Escape was launched about 200 feet down an embankment along a semi-rural stretch of the Sierra Highway in Acton about 1 a.m. Sunday, said California Highway Patrol Officer Cheyenne Quesada. The vehicle overturned several times.
The girl managed to extricate herself and walk through rugged terrain to a nearby home, but nobody answered the door, the CHP said. Then she hiked up the steep embankment and along the road to a commuter rail station where she flagged down a passing motorist at about 2:30 a.m.
"She walked quite a distance in a very, very threatening environment. It's very black out there, very dark," CHP Sgt. Tom Lackey told KABC-TV. "It's very steep and it's brushy and there's also coyotes in the background."
Responding officers found a man in his 30s had been killed, Quesada said. His name was not released but officials said he was from Los Angeles.
A helicopter transported the girl to Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She was treated for minor injuries including bumps and bruises and a cut on her face.
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The story that surrounds Petronas and its ill-fated Petronas FP1 World Superbike project is one full of intrigue, and was seemingly put to bed long ago when the Malaysian oil giant folded its motorcycle business and racing plans in 2006.
The story was brought back to life though when a bunker full of Petronas FP1 street bikes was discovered in the UK. The bikes have their own intriguing story of how the Malays did, or did not, "bend" the homologation rules for WSBK, and how the machines then found their way to be forgotten in a bunker in Essex.
With that discovery, new life was spurred into the Petronas FP1, whose fire-breathing three-cylinder engine and powder blue paint scheme has tantalized the fancy of collectors worldwide for some time now.
This gave birth to the Momoto MM1 project, an outfit that bought the 129 derelict Petronas bikes, and rebranded them for sale just last year. That venture has hit a snag though, as taxes and duties for a vast majority of the machines were apparently not paid, which resulted in the Malaysian government seizing all 129 motorcycles, which in-turn has lead to a recent lawsuit for RM260 million ($83 million USD).


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Remember Rock? Yeah you know, the rock you grew up with. Not the sub-genres and the offshoots that tread on the fence of a being described as rock, but their original parent and core elements? When vocals ( Daniel Rayon), guitar (Daniel Cartegna), bass (Luke Rice) and drums (Angel Delgado) pound on our pulses with cool and slick attitudes, that my friends, is what we call "rock".South Florida is far from dry of Rock Virtuosos thanks to the emergence of this group - Dear Dad Yours Truly.ARTISTOCATS was lucky enough to sit down and converse though SKYPE with this local rock quartet.
ARTISTOCATS: "So first question - Your Name - An Open Letter and Signature, what does it mean?"
DDYT: "Basically, it is addressed to God, we sought a name the world could relate to, and being as God is love, everyone can relate to love in one form or another. It is the beginning and ending of a letter. Also, It leaves it open to the middle, as it simply addresses the beginning and ending, and each of us writes his own story. That's why the body is missing of the letter."
ARTISTOCATS: "So would you say you could be bordering the genre of Christian Rock?"
DDYT: "Not really. Being as our fit lies in the fact that we write secular music, and our personal lives are kept private, the Christian influence is in the interpretation of the lyrics from the listeners' perspective. Depending on who you ask in the band, depends on your answer."
Christian or not, this group's skills place what was once deemed as "Satan's Music" into a well deserving divine musical paradigm. Their lyrics bring positive messages of love and drive awareness to many important social issues that face us today. So how did they meet?
DDYT: "MySpace (laughs) But seriously... thanks Tom..."
ARTISTOCATS: "(laughing) For real?"
DDYT: "Yes.... seriously... no joke. This band was a miracle."
ARTISTOCATS: "I heard of couples meeting on MySpace, but not super group rock bands"
DDYT: "It just so happens we all get along"
While Facebook is quickly becoming the leader in the Social Media field, MySpace is to thank for the creation of this awesome rock collective. The gang is now signed with Sparks Management and is represented by former Vice President of Universal Music Latin America, Tere Batista. The local rock media have also taken interest, as Dear Dad Yours Truly has been recently interviewed by 93 Rock (Youtube.com/watch?v=9jAobnwm2MY).
ARTISTOCATS: What's up with 93 Rock. How did you get on?
DDYT: We were cherry picked by Spano from 93 Rock, who asked us to come in and do an interview.
ARTISTOCATS: Cherry picked from where, myspace? Or did he see you rock a house down?
DDYT: Both, he found us on MySpace, and attended our concert at Pulp Live in Fort Lauderdale before approving the interview. One thing that really touched him was our name. He said he related with it on a personal level.
Although currently working on a full-length album, the band has an EP circulating the buzzed up, tattoo loving hooligans of the SoFla rock scene. Self-Produced, and recorded @ The Shack North Studios, these 6 tracks will leave you for an appetite for more. Listening to their favorite track SAINT OF SIN is like entering a dark corridor alone and exiting with an army of angels to abolish the sins of today's society.
With Influences that range from SlipKnot, 3 Doors down, Metallica, to even Evanescence, Dear Dad Yours Truly will soar through your speakers from the beginning to end. Their current album, "2009 Untitled Demo" can be found on their website www.deardadyourstruly.com, or you may get your copy by coming and seeing them LIVE @ CINEMA PARADISO for the 1st Auteur Explosion of 2010 on Jan. 23rd.
ARTISTOCATS: So on Tiger Woods....any comment?
DDYT: …Is an idiot, Obviously, his wife has as good of a swing he does.
"Scorpio,right? I get a really nice vibe from you. You can be a best friend or the meanest bitch,†says DJ Oski, as way of introduction. He is candid and direct, two necessary qualities if attempting to make Miami a music mecca for aspiring musicians.
Local promoters, Queen of the Scene and DJ Oski makeup the music power duo behind Colossal I, Femme Fest, and the Rock. Queen and Oski met online a few years ago and it was their shared disdain of the local music scene that led them to build a music alliance.
"Our hope is to give local bands a platform to perform and grow,†explains Queen. "It's hard to find live and original music in Miami.â€
Together they launched a series of music events where unknown local musicians can cultivate a following, and showcase their talent in venerated locations such as Tobacco Road and Churchill's Pub.
"We don't want lazy artists. If you are a local band and you don't promote, you are playing to no one. Just deaf ears,†says Oski. On this night, Queen and Oski are busy preparing Tobacco Road for Colossal III, a two day event where over 30 bands will perform.
"We want to unify the scene. We don't have a specific genre of music. Reggae, hip hop, metal, rock, latin -- people and music will cross pollinate,†excitedly explains Oski.
So far the formula has worked. Venues throughout Florida have taken notice and are clamoring for the big audiences and ticket sales their events generate.
But, for Queen and Oski, it comes down to brass basics: "Ultimately, we are just music advocates,†says Oski.
For shows,venues and bookings, visit www.queenofthescene.com or www.myspace.com/sfl_qots.
Afrobeta's front woman, Cristina "Cuci Amador" Garcia, takes the stage at Transit Lounge in a red sequined dress, glittery zebra pumps and bright, red lips. With a nod to sound mastermind Tony Smurphio, Amador leads her legions through what can only be described as a blend of 80s alternative- electro-disco pop -something -otherness which renders it impossible to pigeonhole Afrobeta's genre.
Well, almost anyone. "We are folk-not as in, techno rural ravers,†laughs Amador. "That's our new genre.â€
Amador, a Miami native, credits her time at FSU as the genesis of her musical style.
"After high school I was prime to get out,†recalls Amador. "I wanted something new, live music acts, a college town. I grew so much. I returned to Miami completely different.â€
Back on stage, she vigorously dances with a tambourine in hand, mascara running, and sings original songs about secret love or underground sounds which at times, is intermingled with old familiar riffs. And somehow, it all gels.
"When we are on stage, it feels like a celebration,†says Amador. "We are as honest as possible, and the audience returns the positivity. It's a reciprocal relationship.â€
Amador credits artists as diametrically opposed as Tori Amos, Nancy Wilson and Bjork as her musical influences. "I admire people who tell a story through their music,†explains Amador. "I wish to be known as a female singer/songwriter, storyteller and actor.â€
These aren't lofty goals for Afrobeta. With a label deal well on its way, a big announcement is soon expected.
Stay tuned to their blog at www.afrobetalovesyou.blogspot.com or www.myspace.com/afrobeta for more information.
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While attending Fort Lauderdale Art Institute, photography students, Kim Drake, Jaime "The Mex", and Mike D realized their mutual pursuits also extended into Music, and the triad fused a brilliant alliance. They ignited City Link's Beerfest two years in a row, represented FemmeFest at Tobacco Road, released their self-titled album at Radio-Active Records, received an outstanding concert review in Miami New Times from Auteur Explosion XI @ Cinema Paradiso, and continue to bang out creative melodies interwoven with the pearls of wisdom that can only come from experience.
Front woman Kim Drake, is exactly who you want to see and listen to. The animal rights activist sings from the heart and voices her light to topics such as: the state of the world today, relationship break-ups, suburban life, frenemies, positive intentions, etc... that make you want to forget the dramas of everyday existence and roll out to the beach in her Camero.
The rocking triad also combines their visual creativity and shot their own music video for "Stolen Flowers" on Kim's Mark II that can be seen at www.theshuttermusic.com. Keep a look out for "The Shutter" at a venue near you.
I recently posted an article on the ARTISTOCATS forum asking Whats wrong with the south florida live music scene and what can we do to fix it. Too much can be said. Sure we can sit here pointing fingers saying it's so-and-so's fault, or we can make this a positive learning experience. I am writing this now to give some free pointers to you bands out there. Yes, some of this is obviously common sense, but believe it or not, some of you bands need this. So pay attention!
#1. Practice. If you have to play with sheet music on stage, you have no business booking a gig.
#2. Bring Someone. If you can't bring at least, MINIMUM, one person per band member to come see your band play live, don't bother booking a gig.
#3. Promote Yourself. If you think it's the promoter's job to promote your band, don't bother booking a gig. Yes, it is the promoter's job to promote the event, but would you really rely on someone else to do it all? Wouldn't you want the best show possible and to play in front of as many people as possible, including your own friends, family and fan base? Be your own promoter. Music is equally art and business.
#4. Style. Seriously. Put some effort into how you look. You might not be Brad Pitt, but you should respect your fan base enough to run a brush through your hair, at least. You can have style without looking like a poser. You don't have to be a model. but whatever you do, make it unique. Make it YOU. (Personal Tip- Guys with eyeliner=HOT. Guys with Glitter=HOTTER).
#5. Develop a stage show. Your front man should have charisma and the whole band should have a chemistry that shows. Anyone can stay home and listen to a CD or the radio. When they go out to see a live band, they want to see a SHOW. Give 100% for your performance, every time!
#6. Play and STAY. Shows are your best networking opportunity. Far too often bands show up right before they play and leave right after, giving no opportunity for people to come up and say "great job, when can I see you again, do you have a CD, etc". You might have lost a big opportunity with local media or a label scout. Plus, if you support the other acts on the bill, they'd be more inclined to stay and support you as well.
#7. Get involved in your local music scene. The more you know about what's going on, the more opportunities you will learn about. Make friends with other bands so they'll support you. It's very common at shows that the majority of the audience is made up of other local musicians. Make contacts and find out who the good people to know are and who you should probably stay away from.
#8. Know Your Fans. Pass around a mailing list at your shows. Keep in touch with people by sending emails announcing future shows. Include news about the band, picture's, maybe even a free download once in a while. Most importantly, make sure there IS news to announce. Make your band sound interesting by announcing newspaper or magazine articles, videos, awards, anything. If you have nothing to announce, no one will remember you or care about you after awhile.
#9. MERCH! Demos, CD's, T-Shirts, Stickers, and Buttons - Anything with your bands name on it. You are nothing until you have something tangible for people. You should really develop a recognizable logo. Free is always good for the crowd, but you should always give value to your product, so giving things away for free should be limited. How often have you been given something for free and just tossed it, figuring its crap? How often have you given away your CD's just to find that people leave them lying around? That's because they assume there's no value to it. Save the freebies for specials friends and fans who you know will appreciate it and to media who could help further your career. If you really want to give things away free, just to get them in some hands, do a CD release party or some type of special event for that reason. Got New Shirts? Make a deal such as "buy our CD and you get a free t-shirt!".
#10. Physical and Electronic Press Kits. You should have them ready to mailed out or emailed at any given moment's notice.
Stay tuned for next issue where I will discuss exactly what should be included in your press kits!
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There is an emerging Palm Beach collective of talented MC's that have been running musical mayhem. Dj Fono is the eye of this storm. His company Roundabout Records has been behind the production of many of our local talents including Dino Ferrari, J Saavy, Cat Shell and many more.
But Fono is not a just a DJ; he is a musical entrepreneur and has been blessed by a keen sense of the hustle. He makes his rounds down the east contour of our gun shaped state, lighting life on the dance floors of many of our favorite local venues. One may say it's in his blood, and one may be right. Fono's father was a DJ who passed down the finger cutting genes to his two sons. Early on in his childhood Fono was groomed for music. While most 16 year olds were scrubbing toilets at McDonald's, Fono was already getting his DJ career started working for an audio-mixing company in Boca Raton known as R&R Dj's. A lover of beats and sound, DJ Fono brilliantly pounds away silence with his repertoire of Hip-Hop, Dancehall Reggae, Drum & Bass, Electro-House, Dubstep, Funk and Soul.
CSKA, one of Fono's latest progenies has now hit the streets with a new single Drop Down which has the astute producer's electro funk grooves all over it like fingerprints in a crime scene.
And what good is a DJ without an online Mix Show? When the hour strikes 8pm, jump on to www.DJFono.com and catch Roundabout Radio where DJ Fono spins hits and features Live Guests from the local South Florida Music and Art Scene.
The first page on Alessandro Echevaria's website, skulldaggery.com, features a stripped image that's very familiar to me. It's a simple page, with few words and a medium-sized picture of an animal-- I'm not sure what kind, really, but it's definitely not human-- whose face has been sliced into four sections, eyes intact, yellow, and vacant. In between the sections you can see bits of what cartoon anatomy must look like, all in pink with nerve endings slipping out to the edges of the animals' skin.
I don't think I would have been so disturbed by the image had I not recognized the base right away: the animal Echevaria mangled here was none other than the lead monster in Maurice Sendak's classic Where the Wild Things Are. The scariest monster of the bunch-- part lion, part sasquatch, with a wild, dark mane and big, square teeth-- wasn't nearly so intimidating once he'd been sliced up, innards neatly packed between the sections of his head.
Alas, there were only two of these icons dismembered (the other was Pinnochio-- who was a real boy, after all.) Echevaria carries out this dismemberment theme through a lot of the work on the site, sometimes to tragic-- but mostly to sardonically comic-- effect. When leafing through his tee-shirt designs and digital pieces, my initial urge is to ask him to do a series of comic books and sell them to the adult market.
The lines are simple, the colors stark, and his sense of humor are all so contemporary as to scare off your average intelligentsia enough to pull off a hell of a career in the subversive above-ground world of post-modern art and lit. If he'd started doing these pieces ten years ago, he might have been considered too far ahead of his time. But in a world post- Wicked and thirty years since Chris Clairmont proved that comic books were beyond simple kids' stuff-- he's a completely apropos contemporary.
If there ever was a time to have artists take charge in making a difference in the community it would be now.As technology soars to reach the outer limits, the boundaries created from our social issues is enough to make us all claustrophobic.
Imagine street art as unconventional since the days of Keith Herring & Jean-Michel Basquiat. Imagine Art that is Grimy, Dirty and Raw but packed with enough energy to move masses with its messages.When you draw these thoughts in your head, you would picture ARTIST 5.
Artist 5 is a transplant from Suffolk, England to the shiny beaches of South Florida. His art merges a wide variety of styles with existentialist thoughts.It incorporates the decay of materials as part of its charm. He claims his 5 Points of Power are Urban Street Art, Abstract, Deconstruction, Dysfunction, and Existentialism, which if you look at his work you can see truth in this statement. His work captures beauty in social madness.
On his website, ARTIST5.com, says "I like my work to look as if it were produced at an earlier date and over time with weather and age it becomes worn and battered with chipping paint and runny lines."
But ARTIST 5 doesn't just paint to draw a social change; he actively participates in creating social change. His THINK POSITIVE PROJECT was founded to be nationwide artist collective, spreading Think Positive messages across the country to counteract the current turmoil our country faces due to economic depression and its insatiable appetite for war. Focusing on South Florida community issues such as Healthcare, HIV Awareness, Homelessness, Drug Addiction & Prostitution.If there was anyone you should support for the good cause, it's the fifth artist ARTIST 5.
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